Dr. Shamaila Dodhy was awarded Certificate of Merit for successfully accomplishing Ph.D. with distinction by University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia in 2018. She was also awarded Certificate of Achievement by University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia for successfully graduating on time. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on Trauma Studies, Literature of Trauma, Attachment Trauma Theory, African-American Literature and African Literature. Dodhy's teaching and research specializations are in narratives of exile and migration from South Asia. Currently she is doing research on intersectionality and colorism, a question further problematized by the political discourse of identity. She has published articles in a range of national and international journals: Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities; Journal of Academia; Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam-e-Niswan; Journal of Language and Communication.